Luise Fong Explained

Luise Fong
Birth Place:Sandakan, Malaysia
Nationality:New Zealand, Malaysia
Known For:painting
Birth Name:Luise Tet Fong
Alma Mater:University of Auckland
Style:Abstract paintings

Luise Fong (born 1964) is a Malaysian-born New Zealand artist.[1]

Fong was born in Sandakan, Malaysia and moved to Auckland, New Zealand at a young age. In 1983, she started study at the Wellington Polytechnic for textile design. She was later accepted into University of Auckland's Elam School of Fine Arts in 1986, and was graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts in print-making in 1989.[2]

Fong was lecturing at Elam School of Fine Arts between 1993-1994, and in 1994, she was granted artist-in-residence at University of Melbourne's Victorian College of the Arts.

In 1994, Fong was the joint Premier Award winners with Bill Hammond for the Visa Gold Art Award, the largest art prize in New Zealand at the time. Fong moved to Melbourne in 1995, and worked there until 2001, when she was made a lecturer in painting at University of Auckland's Elam School of Fine Arts. She was working there until 2005.

Her work was part of several important international exhibitions, including Cultural Safety: Contemporary Art from New Zealand, in Frankfurter Kunstverein in 1995 and Trans/fusion: Hong Kong artists' exchange, Hong Kong Arts Centre and Auckland Art City Gallery in 1996.

Fong has held many residency positions; including a residency at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in 1995,[3] and University of Canterbury in 1999. Fong was artist in residence at the McCahon House Residency in Titirangi in 2008.[4] [5]

In 2020, Fong discovered a missing painting by Dame Louise Henderson, in Mount Albert Grammar School. Fong attended a function event, and was given a tour of their G J Moyal Collection. Art Galleries throughout Auckland and Christchurch were trying to locate April from The "Twelve Months" series for the exhibition Louise Henderson: From Life. Fong recognised the style and suspected it could be the missing painting, which it turned out to be.[6] [7]

Collections

Her work is held in numerous private and major public collections throughout New Zealand, including Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa,[8] Auckland Art Gallery,[9] Auckland War Memorial Museum,[10] Dunedin Public Art Gallery,[11] Govett-Brewster Art Gallery,[12] Christchurch Art Gallery,[13] Te Manawa Museum,[14] University of Auckland,[15] Fletcher Trust,[16] Chartwell Trust,[17] McCahon House Trust,[18] University of Canterbury,[19] and Dame Jenny Gibbs Collection.[20]

Selected Awards

Selected Residencies

Selected solo exhibitions[27]

Selected group exhibitions[32]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luise Fong: Universe . live . https://archive.today/20230125224128/https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/exhibitions/luise-fong-universe . 25 January 2023 . 24 May 2018 . Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.
  2. News: 3 September 2015 . Luise Fong . en-US . Antoinette Godkin Gallery . dead . 24 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124235510/https://antoinettegodkin.co.nz/luise-fong/ . 24 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Residencies - Aotearoa / New Zealand and International Artists in Residence . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925180251/https://govettbrewster.com/about/residencies . 25 September 2022 . 24 May 2018 . Govett-Brewster Art Gallery - Len Lye Centre . Luise Fong (Malaysia/NZ), 1995.
  4. Web site: Luise Fong McCahon House Artists Residency . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190702205335/https://mccahonhouse.org.nz/Residency/MeettheArtists/LuiseFong.aspx . 2 July 2019 . 24 May 2018 . McCahon House . en-NZ.
  5. Web site: 2011 . Tree House: McCahon House Residency Five Years On . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125233206/https://www.teuru.org.nz/whats-on/calendar/tree-house-mccahon-house-residency-five-years-on/ . 25 January 2023 . 25 January 2023 . Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2024-07-09 . Chance high school visit solves 40-year-old art world mystery . 2024-07-09 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  7. Web site: Hepburn . Graham . 2020-07-30 . 'Missing' painting on display . 2024-07-09 . Mount Albert Grammar School . en-US.
  8. Web site: Loading... Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 2023-08-19 . collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
  9. Web site: Luise Fong . 2023-08-19 . Auckland Art Gallery . en.
  10. Web site: dress . 2024-10-09 . Auckland War Memorial Museum . en.
  11. Web site: Bodywork . 2023-08-19 . Dunedin Public Art Gallery . en-US.
  12. Web site: Collection Item Govett-Brewster Art Gallery Len Lye Centre . 2023-08-19 . govettbrewster.com . en-NZ.
  13. Web site: Search . 2023-08-19 . christchurchartgallery.org.nz.
  14. Web site: Vulgar Planet VI . 2024-07-09 . Te Manawa Online Collection . en.
  15. Web site: Art Collection > Search Results . 2023-08-19 . artcollection.auckland.ac.nz.
  16. Web site: FONG, Luise . 2023-08-19 . The Fletcher Trust Collection . en.
  17. Web site: Chartwell . Luise Fong . 2023-08-19 . The Chartwell Project . en-US.
  18. Web site: Luise Fong McCahon House . 2024-07-09 . mccahonhouse.org.nz . en.
  19. Web site: Library . University of Canterbury . Small Orbit 4 . 2023-08-19 . kohika.canterbury.ac.nz . en-nz.
  20. Web site: Bergman Gallery announce representation of Luise Fong . 2024-07-09 . Artnow . en.
  21. Web site: Chartwell . Luise Fong . 2023-09-26 . The Chartwell Project . en-US.
  22. Web site: 2020-07-05 . REview - Luise Fong . 2023-09-26 . Eventfinda . en.
  23. Web site: Luise Fong McCahon House . 2023-09-26 . mccahonhouse.org.nz . en.
  24. Web site: Luise Fong: Universe . 2023-09-26 . christchurchartgallery.org.nz.
  25. Web site: Chartwell . Luise Fong . 2023-09-26 . The Chartwell Project . en-US.
  26. Web site: Luise Fong . 2023-09-26 . Asian Aotearoa Arts Huì . en-US.
  27. Web site: Artfull - Luise Fong - Aotearoa New Zealand artist . 2023-09-20 . Artfull . en.
  28. Web site: Luise Fong: Nexus . 2024-10-09 . artguide.artforum.com . en-US.
  29. Web site: Roy Good, Luise Fong, NorthArt Artsdiary 3347 . 2023-09-20 . www.artsdiary.co.nz.
  30. Web site: Luise Fong, Antoinette Godkin Art House Artsdiary 2720 . 2023-09-20 . artsdiary.co.nz.
  31. Web site: Jonathan Smart Gallery . 2023-09-21 . www.jonathansmartgallery.com.
  32. Web site: Artfull - Luise Fong - Aotearoa New Zealand artist . 2023-09-21 . Artfull . en.
  33. Web site: Generation X: 50 Artworks from the Chartwell Collection . 2024-10-09 . City Gallery . en.
  34. Web site: Feminine/Abstract . 2024-10-09 . Artnow . en.
  35. Web site: Belonging: Stories of Contemporary New Zealand Asian Artists . 2024-07-09 . artguide.artforum.com . en-US.
  36. Web site: "ABSTRAXT" at NorthArt Artsdiary 4087a . 2024-07-09 . artsdiary.co.nz.
  37. Web site: 2024-05-11 . A feast for the eyes: Umukai transports viewers to the Cook Islands . 2024-07-09 . Cook Islands News . en.
  38. Web site: Horizon . 2023-09-21 . Artforum . en-US.
  39. Web site: A Place to call Home 15 June - 8 July 2023 - Overview . 2023-08-18 . Bergman Gallery . en.
  40. Web site: A Place To Call Home - Contemporary New Zealand Asian Art . 2023-08-18 . Artnow . en.
  41. Web site: Bodywork . 2023-08-18 . Dunedin Public Art Gallery . en-US.
  42. Web site: PAINTING: ONE . 2023-09-20 . Two Rooms . en-US.
  43. Web site: Cultural Safety: Contemporary Art from New Zealand - . 2023-08-18 . citygallery.org.nz . en.
  44. Web site: Luise Fong: Universe . 2023-09-21 . christchurchartgallery.org.nz.
  45. Web site: Luise Fong: Universe . 2023-09-21 . christchurchartgallery.org.nz.

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